Dell picks Ubuntu for Linux PCs — Dell is trying a second time to sell personal computers with Linux preinstalled, this time using the up-and-coming Ubuntu version of the open-source operating system. — At the end of May, the No. 2 PC maker will begin selling some consumer-focused laptop …

Dell to Offer Ubuntu 7.04 — In February when Dell launched IdeaStorm as forum for customers to contribute ideas for product offerings, we received overwhelming feedback that customers wanted Linux on desktops and notebooks. — As part of an overall effort to update our Linux program …

Google denies Viacom copyright charges — MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.—Google responded to Viacom's $1 billion copyright lawsuit on Monday, arguing that it has not infringed on the rights of the media company and that the lawsuit threatens the viability of its popular YouTube video-sharing Web site as well as others like it.

Google Fails To Blink — Google responded to Viacom's $1 billion lawsuit over alleged YouTube copyright infringement today. Their answer: Let's fight this out, in front of a jury. — We earlier predicted that there was no way Google would agree to a settlement with Viacom that involved any damages …

Microsoft After 24/7; Another Search Engine To Own SEM Firm? — Yahoo said it would acquire an ad network yesterday, in reaction to Google's plans to expand its own ad network by acquiring DoubleClick. Now in One Giant Leap, the New York Post reports rumors that Microsoft might want to buy ad management company 24/7 Real Media.

You've got gadget mail — Posted by by Sophia Brueckner, Software Engineer, iGoogle — For a while now, we Googlers have used a bit of shorthand to refer to the Personalized Homepage — a name that connotes interactivity, the Internet, and personalization all at once.

Clear Channel Launches Social Networking Sites — Radio giant Clear Channel is getting into the social networking business. The company's online music and radio division is introducing a dozen station-branded social networks in the coming months. Each social network will function essentially …

Contest winner: Vista more secure than Mac OS — Editor's Note: This story is reprinted from Computerworld. For more Mac coverage, visit Computerworld's Macintosh Knowledge Center. — Dino Dai Zovi, the New York-based security researcher who took home $10,000 in a highly-publicized MacBook Pro hijack …

Yahoo - Comcast = The Deal of the Year — Little has been written about yesterdays announcement that Yahoo would be selling display and video ads for Comcast's websites, in particular, Comcast.net. — What's so special about this deal beyond the shear size of Comcast and the inventory …

Motion-sensitive laptop developed — A motion-sensitive laptop which can be controlled much like a Nintendo Wii remote is under development. — The tablet PC laptop has been adapted to respond to a user when moving the machine up or down, side to side, or forwards and backwards.